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<\/p>\nA senior rescue rabbit who has retired from a high-flying life as a model is looking the part again thanks to a successful operation to remove a large lump from his leg.<\/p>\n
Ten-year-old Burgess is used to the limelight, having regularly appeared on food packaging, promotional posters and at veterinary association workshops in recent years.<\/p>\n
However, the English Rabbit had a recent health scare when his owner Naomi Chatterley found a lump on his right front leg, which was initially feared to be cancerous.<\/p>\n
Naomi took him to Calder Vets\u2019 Penistone surgery where he was given x-rays to check for tumours, which happily came back clear and paved the way for a successful operation.<\/p>\n
Burgess, who is recuperating at home in Penistone, was rehomed by Naomi after being dumped in woodland near Dewsbury in 2009.<\/p>\n
Calder Vets\u2019 Anna Gaughan, who operated on Burgess, said: \u201cWe were worried that it could be cancer, so when Burgess came in we took x-rays of his chest to make sure there were no tumours on his lungs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThankfully, all looked well so we proceeded with his surgery to remove the lump.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found a splinter in the middle of it but a lump this size would be a very extreme reaction to a foreign body, so we\u2019re not exactly sure what caused it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re happy to report Burgess is doing really well at home and we have now signed him off.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Naomi previously worked as marketing manager for Burgess Pet Care and her new pet then became the face of rabbit food brand Excel, hence his name.<\/p>\n
Burgess was also a regular visitor at British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) workshops with zoo vet Matt Brash, held to teach vet nurses how to give health checks to rabbits.<\/p>\n
Naomi said: \u201cBurgess loves socialising with people, running free in his enclosed garden and digging in the flower beds. He also likes flinging all the sawdust out of his litter tray as soon as I’ve cleaned it out!<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s such a friendly, placid rabbit and I\u2019m glad he\u2019s back home and recovering. I\u2019d like to make a special mention for Vicki Todd, the senior branch nurse at Penistone who did a great job nursing Burgess during his stay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A senior rescue rabbit who has retired from a high-flying life as a model is looking the part again thanks to a successful operation to remove a large lump from his leg. Ten-year-old Burgess is used to the limelight, having regularly appeared on food packaging, promotional posters and at veterinary association workshops in recent years.<\/p>\n